Dan Boyle (Green Party)

I wish to put on record the need for this House to debate the new structure of government in terms of responsibility for jobs, job creation and job training. I do not believe there is any confusion about this. The same responsibilities exist. Responsibility for industrial development and research remains with the new Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation. The job training aspect is the responsibility of the new Department of Education and Skills. How we deal with the unfortunate and large-scale problem of unemployment remains the responsibility of the Department of Social Protection. I am confident that the new focus, which has already resulted in a fall in unemployment in the last month-----